[Looking for]

* SuperA Grip: Sometimes I'd like to use it without the MotorA and without the grip, it is a pain. Anybody having a spare one? * MX MotorDrive: I have no idea about the price but I understand they are quite rare and expensive. I still need an idea of the price. MX winders are everywhere however.

[Looking for]

* 35mm (Pentax if possible but Tamron would be good too) * Tamron P-KA adapter (and P-K too but these are easy to find) * Any Analog Pentax TTL flash -> SuperA I'm from Belgium so costs can be quite high.. If you're from Europe, it'll be much easier... Thanks

Re: [Looking for]

On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 03:44:26PM +0100, Thibouille wrote.. > * SuperA Grip: Sometimes I'd like to use it without the MotorA and > without the grip, it is a pain. Anybody having a spare one? > > * MX MotorDrive: I have no idea about the price but I understand they > are quite rare and expensive.

Re: [Looking for]

Wilko Bulte wrote: On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 03:44:26PM +0100, Thibouille wrote.. * SuperA Grip: Sometimes I'd like to use it without the MotorA and without the grip, it is a pain. Anybody having a spare one? * MX MotorDrive: I have no idea about the price but I understand they are quite rare and e

Re: [Looking for]

On Mon, Feb 07, 2005 at 01:16:08PM -0600, Gonz wrote.. > > > Wilko Bulte wrote: > >On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 03:44:26PM +0100, Thibouille wrote.. > > > >>* SuperA Grip: Sometimes I'd like to use it without the MotorA and > >>without the grip, it is a pain. Anybody having a spare one? > >> > >>* MX

Re: [Looking for]

Gonz wrote: Wilko Bulte wrote: On Sat, Feb 05, 2005 at 03:44:26PM +0100, Thibouille wrote.. * SuperA Grip: Sometimes I'd like to use it without the MotorA and without the grip, it is a pain. Anybody having a spare one? * MX MotorDrive: I have no idea about the price but I understand they are quit

Anyone looking for...

a divorce? http://cgi.ebay.ca/SMC-Pentax-A-600mm-F5-6-ED-IF-Ultra-Telephoto-Lens_W0QQitemZ300023293765QQihZ020QQcategoryZ15240QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net

I'm looking for ...

... the protocol to control a DSLR via USB. Sometimes friends are more precise than google. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" -- Jim Elliott -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/list

Looking for a lense

I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 Does such a creature exist? Kind regards Kevin -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."

Looking for Z1 grip

If anybody has one ... Thibouille

looking for a lens

Does anyone have a K 18/3.5 they'd be willing to part with? Amita

Looking for an MZ

It seems in France they sell MZ6 + 28-80 at about ?150 in some shops. Now I'm unfortunately not in France but if anyone has an MZ (preferably with a standard AF lens) and wants to sell it (at a reasonable price, knowing it would have to be shipped to Belgium) please contact me at [EMAIL PROTECTED]

Looking for the FAQ

Doug sent me a link to: http://pdmlpug.org/ which has a link to the mini-faq http://www.graywolfphoto.com/pentax/pdml-faq.html which is 404 -- It's not the steps in the dance, it's the dance in the steps. Larry Colen l...@red4est.comhttp://www.red4est.com/lrc

Looking for camera strap

My neighbor asked me for camera advice and should be getting her K100D in the mail tomorrow. But I forgot to tell her to order a camera strap to go with it, and I don't have any spares. I'm wondering if anyone here has a spare camera strap they'd be willing to part with inexpensively? Thanks. -

Looking for PDML pictures

Hi all, I'm currently writing a series of school-type articles, to be published by an Italian photo magazine. Since I'm not so strong in some types of photography (you choose which ones :-), I was thinking to ask for some help here, as from time to time I could need some pictures to illustrate

Peso: Looking for Lunch

This gang hangs out at the lunch area of the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix. I'll post a couple tonight, and maybe some more tomorrow. I spent about an hour or more photographing this gang, helped by the fact that there weren't other people around. All taken with the FA* 300 F4.5. http://ww

Looking for a K10D ...

I know I'm not the only one.. but if anybody knows where to find one, I'd be very grateful. My location is brussels, Belgium but I probably can move to Netherlands, West of Germany or notrh of France if needed. Thanks. -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille -- *ist-D,Z1,SuperA

Re: Anyone looking for...

On 3/9/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: >a divorce? [ebay link deleted] or a tutorial? -- Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _ -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdm

Re: Anyone looking for...

On Mon, 4 Sep 2006, Cotty wrote: > On 3/9/06, [EMAIL PROTECTED], discombobulated, unleashed: > >> a divorce? > > > [ebay link deleted] > > or a tutorial? > > Yeah, Mike, please take a moment to read it. Thanks. Kostas -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/list

Looking for an enlarger

Mine really is to much of a crap (better than nothing but still). So I'm looking for an enlarger capable of 35mm, 6x6 minimum. 6x7 and 4"x5" as well would be ideal. Good optics with it and necessary accessories for those neg sizes would be welcome. Something like Durst M6xx or some

[Looking for] Enlarger lenses

Good enlarger lenses would be good for me. Thinking about Rodenstock/Schneider/Nikon around 75-80mm (6x6), brighter/faster is better (and easier to focus) If anyone has a couple lenses not in used, I'd be happy to help :) -- Thibault Massart aka Thibouille/Thibs -- Photo: K-7

Re: I'm looking for ...

on 2012-07-11 7:02 Collin Brendemuehl wrote ... the protocol to control a DSLR via USB. Sometimes friends are more precise than google. it's not one protocol, it's several a bunch of them are wrapped into libgphoto2: (i got this info with Google's help)

Re: I'm looking for ...

Which _specific_ dSLR? On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 9:02 AM, Collin Brendemuehl wrote: > > ... the protocol to control a DSLR via USB. > Sometimes friends are more precise than google. > > Sincerely, > > Collin Brendemuehl > "He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot lose" >

Re: I'm looking for ...

On Wed, Jul 11, 2012 at 10:53 AM, Bruce Walker wrote: > Which _specific_ dSLR? And specifically what controls? I doubt that all controls are accessible via USB, which is currently mostly just an in/out port. Others have added camera abilities by creating alternative *firmware* which add new menu

Re: I'm looking for ...

I'm going to construct a generic app with tables for and updateable for multiple cameras. The general functions will be both dashboard and enterprise image management. I tried this with EyeFi but those things are battery pigs. There is always another way. Sincerely, Collin Brendemuehl "He

Re: I'm looking for ...

on 2012-07-11 10:34 Collin Brendemuehl wrote I'm going to construct a generic app with tables for and updateable for multiple cameras. The general functions will be both dashboard and enterprise image management. I tried this with EyeFi but those things are battery pigs. There is always ano

Re: I'm looking for ...

Date: Wed, 11 Jul 2012 11:11:04 -0600 From: steve harley To: Pentax-Discuss Mail List Subject: Re: I'm looking for ... Message-ID: <4ffdb3a8.9010...@paper-ape.com> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8; format=flowed >then i think you'll find that libgphoto2 which i menti

Re: I'm looking for ...

on 2012-07-11 11:17 Collin Brendemuehl wrote Except I'm going to make something for commercial use. And being a s/w developer I know how to re-write without copying and so avoid the open source restrictions. you may not need to rewrite, it's GNU LGPL "These are, essentially, programs that have

PESO: Looking for Dale

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Looking for funny text

Simplifying. Won't go. "The theory was that the mirror slap was so loud it would push a person backwards and result in unsharp photos". Reminds me of a chap here who claimed the spotlights on his bakkie were so powerful (bright) he couldn't get into his garage until he turned then off! Al

Looking for Photoshop replacement

DxO Photolab 5 doesn't run under Mojave so I've bit the bullet and updated to Big Sur. As was to be expected, some of my older software won't work any longer. LR6 still does as long as I won't re-install it and so should have Photoshop CS6, except that it doesn't. Given that most of my photo edit

looking for A lens

I've got an A35/2.8 coming this week. Think I'll part with the A28/2.8 and replace it with the A24/2.8. Anyone know where to find one? Collin -- -- "They have vanquished freedom and have done so to make men happy." the Grand Inquisitor in "The Brothers Karamazov" -- - This message i

Looking for a 300mm

I have been looking forward to buying the Sigma 300 f4 for months now. I finally made up my mind to get it and then found out that Sigma to not distribute the lens (for Pentax mount) in Canada. I must I looked at Canon in the store but I do have 3 Pentax bodies. I was wondering what others would

Re: Looking for a lense

Kevin Waterson wrote: I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 Does such a creature exist? I'm not sure if this exists in a Pentax mount, but you might have a look at the following review: http://www.euro-photo.net/cgi-bin/epn/info/equip_reviews/tamronaf28.asp The

Re: Looking for a lense

> > From: Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Date: 2005/05/26 Thu AM 07:25:20 GMT > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Looking for a lense > > I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 > Does such a creature exist? FA* 28-80 2.8 is the neares

Re: Looking for a lense

Kevin Waterson wrote: I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 Does such a creature exist? http://www.bdimitrov.de/kmp/ S

Re: Looking for a lense

On Thu, 26 May 2005, Kevin Waterson wrote: > I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 > > Does such a creature exist? Not quite: http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/camera_lens--smc_P-FA_28-70mm_F2.8/reqID--3028/subsection--Digital_35mm_z

Re: Looking for a lense

Thursday, May 26, 2005, 11:09:14 AM, Kostas wrote: KK> On Thu, 26 May 2005, Kevin Waterson wrote: >> I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 There is a Tamron SP 2.8/28-105, but it hoovers. Good light! fra

Re: Looking for a lense

> > There is a Tamron SP 2.8/28-105, but it hoovers. what's the meaning of "hoover"?? this is what I find on dictionary: Hoover, J(ohn) Edgar. 1895-1972. American director of the FBI (1924-1972). He is remembered for fighting gangsterism during the Prohibition era (1919-1933) and for a vig

Re: Looking for a lense

Thursday, May 26, 2005, 12:07:05 PM, danilo wrote: >> >> There is a Tamron SP 2.8/28-105, but it hoovers. d> what's the meaning of "hoover"?? d> this is what I find on dictionary: d> Hoover, J(ohn) Edgar. 1895-1972. [...] No I didn't mean that one... Hoovers as in sucks, from the vacuum cl

Re: Looking for a lense

Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 >Does such a creature exist? The only candidate I know of is the Tamron 28-105/2.8. It's fairly pricey (around $700.00) and large (82mm filters!) and I've heard very mixed comm

Re: Looking for a lense

This one time, at band camp, Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Not quite: > > http://www.pentaximaging.com/products/product_details/camera_lens--smc_P-FA_28-70mm_F2.8/reqID--3028/subsection--Digital_35mm_zoom This is the baby I am looking for. I have a 70-200

Re: Looking for a lense

This one time, at band camp, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 > Does such a creature exist? Having decided on the 2.8 28-70mm Pentax lens, does anybody have one they might like to part with? Kind regards Kevin -- &

Re: Looking for a lense

e the obvious choice, unless you really want to spend those extra $800 US for the Pentax name. The Tamron is also considerably smaller and lighter I think. Good luck, Lasse - Original Message - From: "Kevin Waterson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 1:13

Re: Looking for a lense

Hoover is also the name of a vacuum carpet sweeper. If something 'hoovers", it "sucks", as in "It sucks a big, green weenie", meaning something is really bad or of poor quality. -P danilo wrote: There is a Tamron SP 2.8/28-105, but it hoovers. what's the meaning of "hoover

Re: Looking for a lense

Not in the Pentax lineup. If you find one that's acceptable let us know. Kevin Waterson wrote: I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 Does such a creature exist? Kind regards Kevin -- A man's only as old as the woman he feels. --Groucho Marx

Re: Looking for a lense

28-80 FA 2.8?? Someone's been holding out on me! mike wilson wrote: From: Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Date: 2005/05/26 Thu AM 07:25:20 GMT To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net Subject: Looking for a lense I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 Does such a cre

Re: Looking for a lense

/product_details/camera_lens--smc_P-FA_28-70mm_F2.8/reqID--3028/subsection--Digital_35mm_zoom This is the baby I am looking for. I have a 70-200mm 2.8 and I am looking for something to fill the gap other than the 50mm 1.4 Thanks for the pointer Kevin -- A man's only as old

Re: Looking for a lense

Hoover is a verb used to denote the word s***s from the vacuum cleaner of the same name. (We had a complaint from a female member of the list some time ago about the use of the s word). Most of us decided to be nice. danilo wrote: There is a Tamron SP 2.8/28-105, but it hoovers. what

Re: Looking for a lense

In your dreams... Kevin Waterson wrote: This one time, at band camp, Kevin Waterson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 Does such a creature exist? Having decided on the 2.8 28-70mm Pentax lens, does anybody have one they might l

Re: Looking for a lense

> (We had a complaint from a female member of the list some time ago about > the use of the s word). 1. She may not have been the only person who did not care for the use of the word. 2. The fact that it was a ~female~ member is (or should be) irrelevant. > Most of us decided to be nice. Than

Re: Looking for a lense

I'm not pointing any fingers I'm relating the facts. Most males will modify their behavior for a female, they won't necessarily for a male. Fred wrote: (We had a complaint from a female member of the list some time ago about the use of the s word). 1. She may not have been the only p

RE: Looking for a lense

what is a LENSE? jco

RE: Looking for a lense

:21:51 PM > Subject: RE: Looking for a lense > > what is a LENSE? > > jco

Re: Looking for a lense

- Original Message - From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: Looking for a lense what is a LENSE? Merriam-Webster calls it a variant of "lens" William Robb

Re: Looking for a lense

William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: Looking for a lense what is a LENSE? Merriam-Webster calls it a variant of "lens" William Robb They must have given in. A few years ago I was arguing with someone as to

Re: Looking for a lense

"Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- E.R.N. Reed wrote: William Robb wrote: - Original Message - From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: Looking for a lense what is a LENSE? Merriam-Webster calls it a var

Re: Looking for a lense

To: Sent: Thursday, May 26, 2005 12:25 AM Subject: Looking for a lense I am looking for a lense about 28-100 and f1.8 or f2.8 Does such a creature exist? Kind regards Kevin -- "Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote."

RE: Looking for a lense

It's not a British spelling. Samuel Johnson taught us how to spell, in 1755. 250 yeeres ago this yeere, in fact. -- Cheers, Bob > -Original Message- > From: Graywolf [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 27 May 2005 02:38 > To: pentax-discuss@pdml.net > Subject: Re:

Re: Looking for a lense

--== WARNING: vulgar content ==-- Thank you all about the explaining of the hoover "verb". And forgive me for my next sentence. So, the verb "suck" become from "cocksucker" or so, and is also intended in a offensive way, as if one who sucks cocks is doing something wrong or humilating. I understa

Re: Looking for a lense

liam Robb wrote: - Original Message ----- From: "J. C. O'Connell" Subject: RE: Looking for a lense what is a LENSE? Merriam-Webster calls it a variant of "lens" William Robb They must have given in. A few years ago I was arguing with someone as to whe

Re: Looking for a lense

On 27/5/05, Bob W, discombobulated, unleashed: >Samuel Johnson taught us how to spell, in 1755. 250 yeeres ago this yeere, >in fact. (It is true - excerpt from the Palace, with Prince George, his butler Edmund Blackadder, a servant Baldrick, and Mr Samuel Johnston himself. Prince George: En

Re: Looking for a lense

Danilo, In common, everyday usage in the USA, to say that 'Oh that sucks!' has become a slang expression meaning 'Oh that is not pleasant' or 'Oh that is an unfortunate outcome'. Few people think about the sexual connection. Many people use the expression. Most people under 30 think nothing of i

Re: Looking for a lense

Graywolf wrote: I would think it is an British variant of lens. That would be why the ten dictionaries I consulted came from both sides of the "pond." (Although I think both Webster's and Oxford dictionaries also show the spellings in the other dialect.) In any case, I grew up with the non-

Re: Looking for a lense

- Original Message - From: "danilo" Subject: Re: Looking for a lense --== WARNING: vulgar content ==-- Thank you all about the explaining of the hoover "verb". And forgive me for my next sentence. So, the verb "suck" become from "cocksucke

Re: Looking for a lense

E.R.N. Reed wrote: Graywolf wrote: I would think it is an British variant of lens. That would be why the ten dictionaries I consulted came from both sides of the "pond." (Although I think both Webster's and Oxford dictionaries also show the spellings in the other dialect.) In any case, I

Re: Looking for a lense

Hum..? I must be younger than I thought. Besides using another word just give the other word the same negative connotation. We live on a world where: words are evil, things are evil, but what people do is not their fault. I would like to get off now . graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "I

Re: Looking for a lense

I have heard that unaccented proper "English" is very similar to Midwestern American English. What is otherwise spoken in England is British English, except for those who speak Cockney. I've never even seen that referred to as a dialect of English . The popular Australian version is actually a

Re: Looking for a lense

In a message dated 5/27/2005 9:28:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But then, Eleanor, you were the one who objected to folks using the word suck, weren't you? Must make you feel powerful, seeing all the folks falling over backwards so not to offend your sensibilities. That

RE: Looking for a lense

Hi, > > > > *no such thing as "British" spelling. There's American English, and > > then English used by everybody else in the English speaking world. > > "British spelling" implies the non-American version is the minority > > version, where in fact the opposite is true. > > > > And that's my

RE: Looking for a lense

Well said, Bob ... as one travels around the US a great variety of English can be encountered. That which is spoken in some parts of the south seems strange to northerners, for example, and the English used in some neighborhoods in San Francisco is different to one degree or another than that spok

Re: Looking for a lense

Today, there is also internet English, which is the international language of for many who speak other languages at home. Someone remarked at the use of "lense" for "lens" here, but that is becoming common in many places on the net, as more and more people for whom English is not their native

Re: Looking for a lense

- Original Message - From: "Graywolf" Subject: Re: Looking for a lense I have heard that unaccented proper "English" is very similar to Midwestern American English. Apparently, the brand of English spoken in mid wesern Canada (that's where I'm from)

Re: Looking for a lense

In a message dated 5/27/2005 11:13:09 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: British spelling, and British English, and British English is a minority variety (I think Indian English has the most speakers). One of the reasons for the richness of English is that nobody has ever succes

Re: Looking for a lense

Bob W wrote: Hi, *no such thing as "British" spelling. There's American English, and then English used by everybody else in the English speaking world. "British spelling" implies the non-American version is the minority version, where in fact the opposite is true. And that's my pet rant,

Re: Looking for a lense

Well then, appologies where appologies are due. graywolf http://www.graywolfphoto.com "Idiot Proof" <==> "Expert Proof" --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: In a message dated 5/27/2005 9:28:14 AM Pacific Standard Time, [EMAIL PROTECTED] writes: But then, Eleanor, you w

Re: Looking for a lense

In article <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, [EMAIL PROTECTED] (Graywolf) wrote: > I would think it is an British variant of lens. It seems to come from people who think that the singular of "lenses" is "lense". However, it is definitely a misspelling by British standards. -- PDML means I get more e-mai

Re: Looking for a lense

Graywolf wrote: I have heard that unaccented proper "English" is very similar to Midwestern American English. What is otherwise spoken in England is British English, except for those who speak Cockney. I've never even seen that referred to as a dialect of English . The popular Australian vers

Re: Looking for a lense

Bob W wrote: Hi, *no such thing as "British" spelling. There's American English, and then English used by everybody else in the English speaking world. "British spelling" implies the non-American version is the minority version, where in fact the opposite is true. And that's my pet rant

RE: Looking for a lense

Hi, > > > As I said in my response to Graywolf, I was strictly > referring to SPELLING and to my knowledge are two standards > of spelling in English. > Accents, slang, pronunciation and the use of different words > for the same object (e.g. lorry vs. truck) are not included > in spelling. > B

Re: Looking for a lense

I have always considered it thus: English is the language of England. The clue is in the name. English has also for some time been the most popular language in the rest of the British Isles. The language has been taken to other countries through the vehicle of the British Empire, and ov

Re: Looking for a lense

When I lived in Jamaica, the newspaper editors would have been horrified at the suggestion that they were using any language other than the Queen's English. I should imagine that the same holds true today. The language used by educated Jamaicans contained one or two local words, but was ver

Re: Looking for a lense

John Forbes wrote: I have always considered it thus: English is the language of England. The clue is in the name. English has also for some time been the most popular language in the rest of the British Isles. The language has been taken to other countries through the vehicle of the Br

Re: Looking for a lense

On Fri, 27 May 2005, mike wilson wrote: > How would you write the singular for species? Species. Like fish, sheep... Kostas

Re: Looking for a lense

Species See any good dictionary. There is a word "specie". It means coin, as opposed to paper, money John On Fri, 27 May 2005 23:18:57 +0100, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: John Forbes wrote: I have always considered it thus: English is the language of England. The clue is

Re: Looking for a lense

Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: On Fri, 27 May 2005, mike wilson wrote: How would you write the singular for species? Species. Like fish, sheep... Kostas Fish has the option of fishes. Not many words are the same in singular and plural form, without options. m

Re: Looking for a lense

On Fri, 27 May 2005, mike wilson wrote: > Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > > > On Fri, 27 May 2005, mike wilson wrote: > > > >>How would you write the singular for species? > > > > Species. Like fish, sheep... > > > > Kostas > > > Fish has the option of fishes. I had never heard of it (and had been

Re: Looking for a lense

Yes, fish was not a good example. But sheep was. A final "s" does not invariably indicate a plural, as any genius will tell you. Many singular words of Latin origin end in "s". John On Fri, 27 May 2005 23:33:12 +0100, mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote:

Re: Looking for a lense

mike wilson wrote: John Forbes wrote: I have always considered it thus: English is the language of England. The clue is in the name. English has also for some time been the most popular language in the rest of the British Isles. The language has been taken to other countries through

Re: Looking for a lense

On 27/5/05, mike wilson, discombobulated, unleashed: >How would you write the singular for species? Spec. (If it was something very very small). Cheers, Cotty ___/\__ || (O) | People, Places, Pastiche ||=|http://www.cottysnaps.com _

Re: Looking for a lense

On 5/26/05, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I'm not pointing any fingers I'm relating the facts. Most males will > modify their behavior for a female, they > won't necessarily for a male. > For instance, if you, Peter, asked me to modify my behaviour, I think we can all guess the likel

Re: Looking for a lense

You haven't read your Bible, Kostas. "Five loaves, and two small fishes." From the parable of feeding the five thousand. John On Fri, 27 May 2005 23:48:09 +0100, Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On Fri, 27 May 2005, mike wilson wrote: Kostas Kavoussanakis wrote: > On

Re: Looking for a lense

On Fri, 27 May 2005 23:51:07 +0100, keithw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I join the O.F. Brigade in July ;-) Welcome aboard, sire. John -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/m2/ -- No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG Anti-Virus. Version: 7.0.3

Re: Looking for a lense

On 5/27/05, Graywolf <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > But then, Eleanor, you were the one who objected to folks using the word > suck, weren't you? Must make you feel powerful, seeing all the folks falling > over backwards so not to offend your sensibilities. That sucks, girl! It was Wendy, actua

Re: Looking for a lense

It's reassuring to know that you have some behaviour to modify, or not. My behaviour was so ill, it died. John On Fri, 27 May 2005 23:56:05 +0100, frank theriault <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: On 5/26/05, P. J. Alling <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I'm not pointing any fingers I'm relating the f

Re: Looking for a lense

On 5/27/05, keithw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > The French, and especially the Quebecians (I just KNOW I spelled that > wrong!) would agree! Talk about a national "pet peeve!" > > Ah well... > Just for the record, in English they're Quebecers, and in French, Quebecois (Kay-beck-wah). I won'

Re: Looking for a lense

On Sat, 28 May 2005, John Forbes wrote: > You haven't read your Bible, Kostas. Gasp! 12 years at school, compulsory theology course. Only in a different language :-))) However, I am not sure the Bible is a good grammar companion; isn't it full of thys, thines and other obsolete species? Or has i

Re: Looking for a lense

On 5/27/05, Kostas Kavoussanakis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > However, I am not sure the Bible is a good grammar companion; isn't it > full of thys, thines and other obsolete species? Or has it been > modernised? There are many versions of the Bible out there, some are more modern than others

Re: Looking for a lense

John Forbes wrote: On Fri, 27 May 2005 23:51:07 +0100, keithw <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: I join the O.F. Brigade in July ;-) Welcome aboard, sire. John Thanks, but...I think I have to qualify what I think an O.F. is! I'll be 75. That ought to qualify, I guess. Before, I was a pretend

Re: Looking for a lense

Bob W wrote: Hi, As I said in my response to Graywolf, I was strictly referring to SPELLING and to my knowledge are two standards of spelling in English. Accents, slang, pronunciation and the use of different words for the same object (e.g. lorry vs. truck) are not included in spelling.

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